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Microlax

Fail

The top 5 products take 100% of clicks, so Microlax is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,348 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −4 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£129K/yr37K searches / yr
90-day growth
-9.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
100%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 43 sellers

Flapen Score

Microlax against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Microlax is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Microlax market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Microlax 37K times last year and spent an estimated £129K. All 3 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

25.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 37K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 25.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £129K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
37K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-9.1%
Conversion, latest week
25.7%
Market size, estimated
£129Ka year
Peak month
September1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
microlax19K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.41.

Listings sell for £13.41 on average, from £10.74 to £18.64. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £13.41 that is £27K to £34K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.41under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£10.74–£18.64
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£27K–£34K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

33% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #24 within Over-the-Counter Medication. It carries 791 reviews at 4.27 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
33%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#24in Over-the-Counter Medication
Average rating
4.27 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
791per listing
Listings tracked
3

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 68 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
68 months

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 100% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£19K£39K£58K£78K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • AHYBZN54%
  • McNeil30%
  • Microlax16%

Demand

Microlax search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

900700Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Microlax search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • microlax19K/yr
  • microlax enemas for adults13K/yr
  • micralax5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Microlax

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting32%−0.32

not that I needed instructions it's not exactly rocket science

instructions not in English

No Instructions in English

Functionality-Overall14%−0.14

Did not work

Not working for me

Yea it doesn't work

Language Issues10%−0.08

Language

No Instructions in English

Nothing written in English had to google it

Value For Money6%+0.53

Yes they're expensive BUT I'd pay that again for the relief

They are pricey

Save money go somewhere else

Comfort-Overall4%

today I was feeling uncomfortable

Didnt work, very uncomfortable to use, would not recommend

Once administered I found it fairly uncomfortable - its a bit stingy

Love

Ease Of Use23%+1.19

I inserted and used it easily and squatted down over a bin bag

Easy to use

Easy to use quick acting

Efficiency15%+0.88

Works well

Effective

Works fast and yes, its not complicated

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%+0.80

Does the job

it works exactly as advertised

As it says works great

Strength8%+0.57

Very effective

are incredibly effective

Value For Money7%+0.53

Good value for money

a good value

reasonably priced

FAQ

Common Microlax questions

Answered from the same tracked data.